The Yu brothers, Chengyuan and Chengyuan, helped their eldest sister down the mountain, one on each side.
They noticed that the older sister was walking with difficulty; it turned out that she had injuries not only on her hands and body, but also on her legs.
Every step she took was excruciatingly painful, and her walking posture was also incorrect.
The eldest brother, Yu Ping'an, was inexperienced and did not know the real reason, assuming that Zhang Xiaohei had injured him.
Yu Chengyuan was married, so he naturally knew the reason.
He cursed inwardly: Zhang Xiaohei, that beast!
Seeing his elder sister's haggard and pained appearance, Yu Chengyuan's eyes reddened, and he said with deep remorse, "Elder sister, you have really suffered these years!"
"If my brother and I had come sooner, you wouldn't have had to suffer so much!"
If I had known earlier that my older sister was living such a miserable life here, even if I couldn't bring her home to live permanently, I would have arranged a more stable place for her.
How could we just stand by and watch her be bullied and live such a miserable life!
If our parents knew what kind of life my eldest sister was living, they would be heartbroken!
However, this matter definitely cannot be kept secret.
Yu Pingan quickly chimed in, "Big sister, it's all our fault for not visiting you sooner."
But it's okay, the past is the past!
Our family's life is getting better and better now. From now on, you'll live with your parents, and no one will be able to bully you anymore!
Yu Xiangcao's eyes welled up with tears, and she forced a smile: "Big brother, second brother, how can this be your fault? It's all my bad luck."
I'm so grateful that you've come to pick me up!
By the way, how are Mom and Dad's health?
These past few years, I haven't been able to visit them, and I miss them every single day!
Actually, she wanted to go too, but the Zhang family, mother and son, treated her like a thief and refused to let her go back to her parents' home.
Yu Chengyuan quickly said, "Big sister, Father and Mother are in good health!"
Since our family's situation has improved, they are even healthier than before.
We were just worried about you and couldn't put our minds at ease, so we came to pick you up and take you home to stay for a while.
I never imagined you'd be living this kind of life here!
If I had known this would happen, my second brother and I would have taken you away long ago!
Fortunately, it's not too late yet.
Looking at his older sister's thin, bony, and haggard appearance, Yu Pingan felt both heartache and anger: "Big sister, Zhang Xiaohei and his mother have been bullying you like this from the very beginning."
Why didn't you tell your family?
When your parents visited you two years ago, they didn't mention that you'd been beaten like this.
Yu Pingan was filled with doubt. If his older sister had said so, he and his brother would have risked their lives to come and bring her home.
Yu Xiangcao sighed and slowly said, "My parents did come to see me during the first two years after I got married."
For the first two years, although my mother-in-law didn't do much physical labor, she ignored me completely, leaving me to do all the dirty and tiring chores around the house.
"Back then, Zhang Xiaohei would only occasionally hit me when he was drunk."
But later, I couldn't get pregnant, and my mother-in-law started to escalate her behavior, constantly stirring up trouble in her son's ear and urging him to beat me.
Several years have passed, and I still haven't conceived. Zhang Xiaohei is convinced I can't have children, so he's been tormenting me even more; beatings and verbal abuse are commonplace.
Yu Chengyuan frowned, his anger rising: "You two haven't gotten pregnant yet, why doesn't he take you to the hospital to get checked out?"
Or he could go get checked himself!
"Hmph, he has no such intention!"
The mother and daughter insisted it was my fault, saying I was a hen that couldn't lay eggs.
Yu Xiangcao said with a wry smile.
Yu Ping'an was so angry that he jumped up and down: "Big sister, those two are not human at all!"
Even if you really can't have children, we can just part amicably, get divorced, and go our separate ways. Why do I have to torture you like this?
Yu Chengyuan sneered: "Brother, look at how destitute their family is!"
With Zhang Xiaohei being such a coward, if he divorced his older sister, what decent girl would want him?
Without his eldest sister, he'd be a bachelor for life!
Yu Pingan slapped his thigh: "Oh dear, how come I didn't think of that!"
With his looks, if his older sister divorces him, where will he find a wife?
He only dared to bully his older sister because she was honest.
If his family had any money, they probably would have kicked the older sister out long ago!
He married another woman.
Yu Chengyuan nodded in agreement: "Big brother is right. If his family were rich, they would have dumped my sister three years ago and married a new wife."
If it weren't for Wang Shi's arrangement to marry his eldest sister to him, Zhang Xiaohei would probably have remained a bachelor for life.
Yu Xiangcao said worriedly, "Brother, second brother, if you just take me home like this, will Zhang Xiaohei let it go?"
I'm afraid he'll bring his gang from the village to our house and cause trouble. What will we do then?
Yu Chengyuan patted his chest and assured her, "Big sister, don't be afraid!"
With me and my older brother here, even if Zhang Xiaohei brings everyone from Tieniu Village here, we're not afraid!
Tomorrow I'll take you to the county hospital for a checkup and get a certificate to see who is infertile.
"Let the hospital do a medical examination for you. Zhang Xiaohei can't deny that he abused his wife!"
If he refuses to sign the divorce papers, we'll take him to court. He'll have no choice but to agree!
Yu Chengyuan thought to himself that if Zhang Xiaohei dared to cheat, he had plenty of ways to deal with him.
Yu Pingan also waved his fist: "Big sister, don't be afraid of that bastard!"
If he dares to bother me again, I'll beat him so badly he won't know which way is up!
Yu Xiangcao then remembered something and said, "Grandma asked the Zhang family for such a large dowry back then. The mother and son must have been unwilling to accept it, and they might have even made a fuss about wanting to go back."
Yu Chengyuan snorted: "Big sister, the bride price wasn't paid by our parents, it was demanded by that old bastard Wang!"
They can go find whoever took the money; it has nothing to do with us!
She was greedy for that little bit of dowry, pushing you into a fire pit; now you have to bear the consequences yourself!
Yu Chengyuan didn't mind at all throwing this hot potato to Wang Shi, diverting the trouble to her, since she had been so ruthless back then.
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